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RISE 148 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wingers Son (ranked 4018 p4p, 5357 weight class) and Cornell Smith (ranked 214 p4p, 241 weight class). Cornell Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cornell Smith!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Son misses.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Son throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith defending well as Son loads up on a big left hand.
Son scores with a nice right hand.
Smith checks a low kick from Son.
Son throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.
Son lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Son misses the jab.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith slips under a jab from Son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Son manages to avoid it.
Son ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
A big left from Son misses.
Smith throws a big counter head kick but Son avoids it with no problem.
Smith defending well as Son loads up on a big left hand.
Son scores with a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Son bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wingers Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Son.
Son fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Son misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith slips under a jab from Son.
Son blocks a jab.
Son misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Son throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Son fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Son. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Son avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Son misses.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Son lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is looking to land body kicks.
Smith looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Smith clobbers Son with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Son lands a jab to the head.
Son scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith moves away from the strike by Son.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Son throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Son throws an off balance right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Son connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Son throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A jab from Smith misses.
Son fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Son swings widly with a right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Son lands.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Son ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Son dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Son is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Son jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws out a counter right but Son avoids it with no problem.
Son connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Son finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Son lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Son scores with a hook.
Son connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Son throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Son misses with a hook.
Son misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a body kick. Son tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Son misses with a wild body shot.
Son misses with a straight left.
A jab from Son misses.
Son throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Son.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Son cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Son lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Son misses with a jab, cross combination.
Son misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith thinks about the counter body kick.
Son misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Son tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Son misses.
Smith throws a right and a left that Son avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wingers Son dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Son tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith thinks about the counter body kick.
Wingers Son is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Son has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smith defending well as Son loads up on a big left hand.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Son.
Son misses with a double jab.
Son ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Son tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Son throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Son throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Son.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Son blocks the body kick.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith slips under a jab.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Son thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Son sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Son misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Son wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Son throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Son looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Son tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Son misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Son.
The fighters circling - Son throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Son.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Son settles back down.
Son throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Son lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Son lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Son misses with a body punch
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith defending well as Son loads up on a big left hand.
Son throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith thinks about the counter body kick.
Son looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Son displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Son displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Son throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Son with a nice cross.
Son swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Son does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Son is out of range.
Son throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Son blocks it well.
Son looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Son scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Son throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Son backing up. Son nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Son moves out of range of the strikes.
Son throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Son lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Son misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith blocks a jab.
Son throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Son thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Son throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.
A big right from Son misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Son.
A quick step to the side and Son tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Son throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Son throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Son misses with an attempted mid kick.
Son misses with a right hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Son finds it's target.
Son misses with a two punch combination.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Son throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wingers Son dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Son looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cornell Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Son swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Son just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Smith misses.
Some wild striking there from Son.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Son scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Son does no damage.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Son throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Son.
Son lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Son avoids the head kick by Smith.
A big left from Son misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Son moves out of range.
Son goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Son thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Son looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Son looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Son.
Son takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Son.
Son tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Son dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Son's head backwards.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Son catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Son moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Son swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Son blocks it well.
Son misses with a hook.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Son moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Son throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Son pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith thinks about the counter body kick.
Son pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Son waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith slips a jab from Son.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Son misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Son throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Son.
Son looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith slips a jab from Son.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Son connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Son.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Son tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Son thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Son throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Son.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Son throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Son throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Son.
Son connects with the punch.
Son throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Son throws out a powerful jab.
Son lands a jab to the nose.
Son throws a body shot but no joy.
Son misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Son.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Son is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wingers Son is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wingers Son showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Son has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wingers Son!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 4107 p4p, 3369 weight class) and Bruno Miranda (ranked 532 p4p, 461 weight class). Dickons kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sidung. Jovan Dickons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickons throws a body shot but no joy.
Miranda defending well as Dickons loads up on a big left hand.
Dickons fails with a takedown attempt.
Dickons fails to land the takedown.
Dickons misses with a wild body shot.
Miranda defending well as Dickons loads up on a big left hand.
Miranda lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Miranda misses.
Dickons throwing a counter right hand but Miranda manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Miranda misses its intended target.
Dickons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickons changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miranda tries to avoid it but Dickons manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miranda to the ground. Miranda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Dickons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miranda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miranda feints the counter takedown.
Dickons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miranda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miranda throws a shot from downtown. Dickons moves away and avoids it.
Dickons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miranda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dickons momentarily.
Miranda tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dickons defends well and Miranda ends up having to push Dickons into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dickons attempts a counter takedown but Miranda avoids it well and moves away.
Dickons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miranda as he jumps to the side.
Dickons doesn't manage to clinch there - Miranda circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miranda misses the shot to the body.
Dickons fails with a takedown attempt.
Miranda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miranda lands a really nice looking cross but Dickons seems unphased.
Dickons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miranda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dickons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miranda but Miranda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miranda feints and as Dickons raises his hands in defense, Miranda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miranda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dickons is tightening it up a little... Miranda has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Miranda reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Miranda taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dickons!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jovan Dickons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Armstrong (ranked 1909 p4p, 1835 weight class) and Arthur Pugsley (ranked 174 p4p, 168 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Pugsley!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pugsley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pugsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pugsley working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Armstrong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Armstrong tries to get out of the position.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong working a defensive guard here.
Armstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pugsley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pugsley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugsley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pugsley wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong working a defensive guard here.
Pugsley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armstrong looking to control.
Pugsley tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Pugsley trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pugsley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pugsley throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pugsley trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pugsley moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
Pugsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Pugsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pugsley with the counter takedown but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Pugsley slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pugsley moves away.
Armstrong swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a jab to the nose.
Pugsley moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away
and Armstrong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armstrong lands with a cross.
Armstrong misses with a double jab.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Pugsley with a series of wild strikes but Pugsley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pugsley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Pugsley avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pugsley moves into range and clinches up with Armstrong.
Pugsley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Pugsley to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley pulls Armstrong into guard.
Pugsley wants to sweep but no luck.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pugsley working for submissions but it's allowed Armstrong to get to half guard.
Armstrong trying to control the action but Pugsley is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong stalling away here and it's allowed Pugsley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Armstrong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Pugsley feints the counter takedown.
Pugsley moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but Pugsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Armstrong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pugsley wants to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Pugsley tries for a takedown but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugsley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armstrong sprawls well. Armstrong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pugsley gets slowly back to his feet.
Pugsley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugsley shoots in looking for a takedown but Armstrong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pugsley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scott Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pugsley.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses with a combination
and Pugsley counters with a single leg into guard. Armstrong didn't expect that.
Armstrong has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pugsley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Armstrong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Pugsley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pugsley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pugsley wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Arthur Pugsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Pugsley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Armstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pugsley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Armstrong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pugsley.
Armstrong takes a swing at Pugsley's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pugsley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armstrong defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pugsley is defended easily by Armstrong.
Pugsley takes one on the button.
Pugsley closes the distance and pushes Armstrong back into the cage.
Pugsley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Armstrong walks away with a smile on his face. Pugsley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pugsley shoots in but Armstrong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armstrong lands a jab to Pugsley's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Armstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pugsley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pugsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Pugsley walks into a straight right hand from Armstrong.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Pugsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Pugsley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armstrong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pugsley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong stuffs the takedown.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pugsley can do to turn this around?
Pugsley moves into range and clinches up with Armstrong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Armstrong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Armstrong misses with a combination
and Pugsley counters with a takedown into side control.
Armstrong prevents Pugsley from moving into mount.
Pugsley wants to control but Armstrong is keeping him busy.
Armstrong taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pugsley taking a breather here.
Pugsley is working to tighten his grip on Armstrong's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Armstrong has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pugsley is really squeezing tight and eventually Armstrong passes out! Pugsley breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arthur Pugsley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hirata Hitoshi (ranked 2931 p4p, 3294 weight class) and Maks Teller (ranked 362 p4p, 397 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hirata Hitoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maks Teller!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitoshi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hitoshi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Teller tests Hitoshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teller looks to land a right hand but Hitoshi moved out of range.
Maks Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Hitoshi.
Hitoshi fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Teller.
Hitoshi feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice shot by Teller.
Hitoshi dives in and grabs Teller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teller pushes down on Hitoshi's head and hops out.
Hitoshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitoshi.
Hitoshi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Teller throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Teller scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Teller.
Hitoshi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Teller sprawls and moves away.
Teller connects with a nice looking jab.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Hitoshi is out of range.
Hitoshi feinted with a counter takedown.
Teller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teller looks to land a right hand but Hitoshi moved out of range.
Teller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Teller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Teller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teller misses with a hook.
Hitoshi feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Teller misses.
Teller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hitoshi.
Teller throws a leg kick that misses.
Hitoshi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Teller throws a looping overhand right but Hitoshi ducks down to avoid it.
Teller lands a jab.
Teller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Teller coming out on top.
Hitoshi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller misses with an uppercut. Hitoshi saw that one coming.
Teller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hitoshi at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Teller finds it's target.
Teller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Teller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teller.
Teller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Teller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teller tests Hitoshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hitoshi is looking to clinch.
Teller lands a jab to the nose.
Teller with a nice calf kick.
Teller staying out of range there.
Hitoshi takes one on the button.
Teller tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitoshi blocks a jab.
Hitoshi feinted with a counter takedown.
Hitoshi shoots in for a takedown but Teller shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hirata Hitoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller tries to land a front kick but Hitoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hitoshi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Teller lands an overhand right.
Hitoshi walks into a stiff left hand from Teller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi needs to keep his hands up - Teller had a free shot at his head there.
Teller misses with a hook.
Hitoshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hitoshi tries to clinch but Teller is having none of it.
Teller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hitoshi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hitoshi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teller won't allow Hitoshi to pass to mount.
Teller is trying to stand up here but Hitoshi is controlling him well.
Teller makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller scores with a hook.
Hitoshi closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Hitoshi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Teller prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitoshi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Teller clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hitoshi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Teller is trying to stand back up.
Hitoshi misses with punches from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitoshi is working the ground and pound. Can Teller escape?
Hitoshi lands with a hammerfist to the side of Teller's head.
Hitoshi punishes Teller with strikes from the back mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maks Teller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Teller misses the jab.
Teller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Teller connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teller.
Teller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hitoshi swivels and escapes.
Teller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hitoshi's waist but Hitoshi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Teller off to one side.
Hitoshi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Teller throws a hook but Hitoshi blocks it.
Teller throws a low kick but Hitoshi avoids it.
Teller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hitoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hitoshi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Teller cracks Hitoshi with a good jab.
Hitoshi moves out of range as Teller strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitoshi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hitoshi looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Teller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hitoshi with a body shot.
Hitoshi fails with the takedown.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hitoshi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maks Teller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Teller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Teller cracks Hitoshi with a good jab.
Hitoshi ducks under a wild hook from Teller.
Hitoshi ducks under a wild hook from Teller.
Teller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hitoshi shoots in looking for a takedown. Teller tries to sprawl out of it but Hitoshi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Teller misses with an uppercut.
Hitoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.
Teller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teller lands a jab to the nose.
Teller scores with a jab. Hitoshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Teller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller tries to sprawl but Hitoshi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller looking for submissions off his back.
Teller regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hitoshi.
Teller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hitoshi is controlling him.
Teller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitoshi is one step ahead there.
Teller wants to stand up but Hitoshi is controlling him.
Hitoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Teller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teller is controlling Hitoshi's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller looking to control.
Hitoshi is in close to Teller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hitoshi throwing strikes but missing.
Teller controlling the position.
Hitoshi lands a couple of digs.
Hitoshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hitoshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teller keeping moving, preventing Hitoshi from controlling successfully.
Hitoshi looking to sit in guard and control but Teller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi wants to sweep but no luck.
Teller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitoshi is keeping the position for now.
Teller trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teller preventing the sweep.
Teller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Teller wants to pass the guard but Hitoshi is keeping the position.
Teller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hitoshi is trying to control the position but Teller postures up.
Teller is working Hitoshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Teller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maks Teller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hitoshi shoots for a takedown but Teller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teller fails with a takedown attempt.
Teller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from Teller.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hitoshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teller avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller feints a jab promting Hitoshi to slip. Teller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hitoshi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hitoshi as he jumps to the side.
Hitoshi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Teller sprawls and moves away.
Hirata Hitoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maks Teller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi walks into a stiff left hand from Teller.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Hitoshi.
Hitoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hitoshi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hitoshi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hitoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hitoshi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hitoshi prevents Teller from standing back up.
Hitoshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Teller is staying active underneath Hitoshi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Teller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hitoshi is nestled in close to Teller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Teller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teller pushes Hitoshi off looking to stand but Hitoshi dives back in and keeps control.
Teller is looking to improve his position.
Teller is holding on to half guard well.
Hirata Hitoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hitoshi is looking to take a break and control but Teller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hitoshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Teller's head.
Teller is trying to stand back up but Hitoshi is controlling him
Teller throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Hitoshi there.
Hitoshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hirata Hitoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hitoshi lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitoshi wants to take a breather but Teller is having none of it.
Hitoshi prevents Teller from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Teller's head.
Hitoshi trying to mount his opponent but Teller defends it.
Hitoshi slips a nice elbow through Teller's hands, connecting with Teller's forehead.
Ground and pound from Hitoshi.
Teller kicks off Hitoshi and gets to his feet.
Teller's corner calls for a 1-2. Teller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hitoshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hitoshi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hitoshi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller cracks Hitoshi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller defending well as Hitoshi loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Hitoshi misses its intended target.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Teller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hitoshi walks into a straight right hand from Teller.
Teller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitoshi.
Teller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teller cracks Hitoshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Teller lands with a cross.
Teller stuns Hitoshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teller connects with a leg kick.
Hitoshi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Teller finds it's target.
Teller lands with a cross.
Teller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maks Teller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hitoshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maks Teller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maks Teller!
After the fight, Maks Teller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Banito Gianni (ranked 2033 p4p, 3167 weight class) and Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 260 p4p, 390 weight class). Chimaev has chosen Katioucha as his entrance music. The key to victory for Banito Gianni has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Banito Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khamzat Chimaev!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gianni throws a combination that misses
and Chimaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gianni connects with a crisp jab.
Gianni throws a hook but Chimaev blocks it.
Gianni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Khamzat Chimaev has been cut.
Chimaev slips a straight right by Gianni.
Jab by Gianni.
A jab from Gianni finds it's way through Chimaev's defenses.
 Chimaev is rocked!
Chimaev is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gianni doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Chimaev crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Chimaev's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Banito Gianni!
Banito Gianni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moncontour Chevrolet (ranked 1092 p4p, 2058 weight class) and Adrian Adamos (ranked 152 p4p, 263 weight class). Chevrolet comes into the arena with Loathsome (Pig Destroyer) blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moncontour Chevrolet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos scores with a nice right hand.
Adamos throws a big shot that misses.
Chevrolet throws a leg kick which misses Adamos's front leg but catches the back leg as Adamos tries to avoid it.
Adamos with a nice calf kick.
Chevrolet blocks the body kick.
Chevrolet misses with a hook. Adamos ducked under it nicely.
Chevrolet misses with a right hand
enabling Adamos to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamos misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Chevrolet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chevrolet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevrolet swings for the body but Adamos moves out of range.
Chevrolet throws a front kick that sends Adamos stumbling back into the cage.
Chevrolet misses with a hook to the body
and Adamos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chevrolet! Adamos lets Chevrolet back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chevrolet gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Adamos gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Chevrolet is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Adamos!
A relieved looking Adrian Adamos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 1004 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 149 p4p, 295 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a crisp right hand that drops Carioni! Bonney lets Carioni back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Carioni is rocked!
It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Carioni throws out a loose jab but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carioni scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Carioni misses.
Bonney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Carioni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like William H Bonney has been cut.
We've been told by Bonney's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioni misses with a body punch
and Bonney counters with a crisp right hand that drops Carioni! Bonney lets Carioni back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Carioni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonney finish him?
Carioni throws a right hand that misses
and Bonney counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William H Bonney!
William H Bonney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Penrose (ranked 1105 p4p, 1032 weight class) and Mikail Spartakov (ranked 129 p4p, 118 weight class). Roger Penrose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Penrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikail Spartakov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penrose scores with a sloppy right hand. Spartakov should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mikail Spartakov has been cut.
Penrose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spartakov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penrose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spartakov staying out of range there.
Spartakov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spartakov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Penrose blocks the body kick.
Penrose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penrose throws the left hand but Spartakov avoids the punch easily.
Spartakov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penrose misses with an uppercut
and Spartakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penrose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penrose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spartakov.
Spartakov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penroses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penrose misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartakov avoids the head kick by Penrose.
Roger Penrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penrose tries to land a body kick
and Penrose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penrose throws an overhand right that lands on Spartakov's shoulder, as Spartakov tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Spartakov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spartakov lands a nice looking body kick.
Spartakov blocks a jab.
Penrose blocks a jab.
Spartakov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spartakov scores with a hook to the body. Penrose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spartakov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penrose misses with a jab to the body
letting Spartakov counter with a right hand.
Spartakov avoids the body shot from Penrose.
Spartakov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Penrose.
Spartakov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penrose looks to throw a body kick
and Spartakov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penrose is breathing heavily.
Spartakov tries to land a body kick
and Penrose counters with a nice body kick.
Spartakov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penrose checks it well.
Penrose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spartakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spartakov throws the kick towards the body but Penrose avoids it.
It looked like Penrose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spartakov.
Spartakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spartakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Spartakov.
Spartakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Penrose.
Penrose misses with a hook
and Spartakov counters with a left and a right that stings Penrose.
Penrose gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spartakov moves out of range of the body kick.
Penrose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spartakov slips under a jab from Penrose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spartakov moves into the clinch.
Spartakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penrose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penrose throws a big shot that misses.
Penrose is looking to land body kicks.
Spartakov lands a big head kick that sends Penrose tumbling to the mat! Spartakov takes a step backwards and waves Penrose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Roger Penrose has been cut.
Spartakov connects with a body shot.
Penrose swings for the body but Spartakov moves out of range.
Penrose leaves his chin hanging out and Spartakov seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Penrose crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikail Spartakov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Archie Oliveira (ranked 687 p4p, 652 weight class) and Jørgen Kristiansen (ranked 104 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jørgen Kristiansen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
It seemed like Kristiansen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kristiansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Kristiansen, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Kristiansen against the cage but Kristiansen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kristiansen's waist but Kristiansen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kristiansen! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Kristiansen.
It looks like Archie Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira goes for a double leg but Kristiansen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kristiansen continues to drive forward.
Kristiansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Kristiansen - that landed with a thud.
Kristiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kristiansen lands a shoulder strike.
Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Oliveira is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Kristiansen.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kristiansen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
I was talking to Oliveira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Kristiansen drops Oliveira onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Oliveira is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kristiansen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kristiansen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kristiansen as Oliveira tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Kristiansen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira or not.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Kristiansen is leaning against Oliveira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kristiansen digs a right hand into Oliveira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliveira's gas tank.
Kristiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kristiansen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kristiansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen lands a big right hand that drops Oliveira! The killer instinct kicks in and Kristiansen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kristiansen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jørgen Kristiansen!
A very excited looking Jørgen Kristiansen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 49 p4p, 520 weight class) and Butch Cassidy (ranked 8 p4p, 68 weight class). Kamara's entrance music is BLIND SPOTS. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassidy.
Cassidy tries a quick counter leg kick but Kamara is wise to it.
Kamara throws a body punch but Cassidy moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy scores with a spinning back kick!
We've been told by Kamara's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cassidy connects with a solid leg kick.
Cassidy thuds a left hand into Kamara's body.
Kamara moves out of range as Cassidy throws a body kick.
Kamara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cassidy digs a good body shot into Kamara's ribs.
Kamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Kamara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Kamara. That snapped Cassidy's head back.
Cassidy misses with a straight left.
Kamara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara missing with a left hand there. Cassidy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamara looks to land a right hand but Cassidy moved out of range.
Kamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassidy is just out of range.
Cassidy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cassidy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassidy.
Cassidy thuds his right hand into Kamara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cassidy misses with a hook
letting Kamara counter with a right hand.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara throws a hook but Cassidy avoids it easily.
Cassidy lands a nice shot to the body.
Cassidy scores with a hook.
Kamara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cassidy moves out of range as Kamara strikes.
Kamara checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cassidy checks a leg kick.
Kamara throws a big shot that misses.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamara throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy misses with a leg kick.
Kamara misses with a body shot.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
Cassidy thumps Kamara with a low kick.
Kamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cassidy lands a body shot.
Cassidy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassidy jabs Kamara right on the nose. Kamara blinks but takes it well.
Cassidy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cassidy misses with an uppercut
enabling Kamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Cassidy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cassidy throws a jab when Kamara was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamara takes a swing at Cassidy's ribcage but misses.
Cassidy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamara if he has to take too many more of those.
Cassidy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Kamara.
Kamara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamara blocks a low kick nicely.
Cassidy throws an overhand right that lands on Kamara's shoulder, as Kamara tries to avoid the shot.
Butch Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cassidy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cassidy swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Kamara counter with a right hand.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Kamara.
Cassidy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kamara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cassidy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cassidy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamara if he has to take too many more of those.
Cassidy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Cassidy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassidy motions for Kamara to come forward. Cassidy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cassidy lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
It looked like Kamara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cassidy.
Cassidy misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
Donk. Kamara catches Cassidy right on the button with a cross.
Cassidy throws a shot from downtown. Kamara moves away and avoids it.
Kamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassidy tries to work over Kamara's front leg with a kick but Kamara checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Cassidy dominated that round.
That's time! Kamara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cassidy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Cassidy misses its intended target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kamara might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cassidy scores with a sloppy right hand. Kamara should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Kamara.
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cassidy misses with a hook
and Kamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamara scores with a nice body kick.
Kamara tries to land a front kick but Cassidy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cassidy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassidy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassidy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamara.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kamara!
Cassidy swings for the body but Kamara moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassidy misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy with a nice calf kick.
Kamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassidy moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the body.
Cassidy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kamara counters with a low kick, right behind Cassidy 's knee.
Cassidy connects with a solid leg kick.
Cassidy moves out of range as Kamara throws a body kick.
Kamara lands a nice looking body kick.
Cassidy throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamara counters with a big head kick but Cassidy shrugs it off.
Kamara misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Cassidy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamara misses with a looping left.
Cassidy tries a quick counter leg kick but Kamara is wise to it.
Cassidy looks to throw the jab but Kamara is out of range.
Kamara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cassidy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kamaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cassidy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butch Cassidy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassidy catches Kamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Kamara - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Kamara as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassidy throws out the jab.
Cassidy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kamara.
Kamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Cassidy.
Kamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassidy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamara.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamara moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Kamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cassidy throws a looping overhand right but Kamara ducks down to avoid it.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Cassidy moves away and avoids it.
Kamara throws a wild body kick that Cassidy sees coming a mile off.
Kamara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
Kamara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab by Cassidy.
Kamara checks a low kick from Cassidy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara throwing a counter right hand but Cassidy manages to avoid it.
Cassidy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamara counters with a straight right hand.
Kamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Cassidy.
Cassidy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Kamara misses its intended target.
Kamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassidy.
Cassidy misses with a right hand
letting Kamara counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Cassidy.
Kamara lands a head shot.
Cassidy is rocked!
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Cassidy is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamara finish him?
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
Kamara is looking to counter punch.
Cassidy throws a lazy right hand but Kamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cassidy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cassidy seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara throws a body kick that misses.
Cassidy connects with a body shot that sends Kamara's belly button to the back.
Cassidy swings for the body but Kamara moves out of range.
Cassidy cracks Kamara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Kamara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamara throwing a counter right hand but Cassidy manages to avoid it.
Kamara throws the left hand but Cassidy avoids the punch easily.
Cassidy throws an off balance right hand
and Kamara counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Cassidy finds it's way through Kamara's defenses.
Kamara doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassidy circles away.
Cassidy tries to work over Kamara's front leg with a kick but Kamara checks it.
A quick step to the side and Kamara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamara lands with an overhand left.
Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassidy with a hook.
Kamara defending well as Cassidy loads up on a big left hand.
Kamara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tagnarach Kamara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cassidy misses with an uppercut
and Kamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamara tries to move into range but Cassidy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassidy. Kamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassidy jabs Kamara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cassidy cracks Kamara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cassidy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kamara in his tracks.
Kamara throws a hook to the side of Cassidy's head but Cassidy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Cassidy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamara slips a jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamara.
A little feinted left hand from Kamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cassidy moves out of range as Kamara throws a body kick.
Cassidy misses with an uppercut. Kamara saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassidy.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassidy.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
Kamara closes the distance and clinches.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
Cassidy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cassidy works on Kamara's body with a couple of short punches.
Kamara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Kamara tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Kamara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kamara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Cassidy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamara throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kamara.
Cassidy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy throws a head punch that misses.
Cassidy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cassidy has a couple of punches blocked by Kamara.
Cassidy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cassidy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamara gets through Cassidy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy has a couple of punches blocked by Kamara.
Cassidy breaks from the clinch.
Kamara drops Cassidy with a beautiful combination! Cassidy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kamara is looking for the KO!
It looks like Butch Cassidy has been cut.
Cassidy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassidy misses with a hook.
Cassidy misses the shot to the body.
Cassidy misses with a body punch
and Kamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
Kamara missing with a left hand there. Cassidy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassidy moves out of range as Kamara strikes.
Kamara takes a swing at Cassidy's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kamara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamara with a jab.
Cassidy throws a looping overhand right but Kamara ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKamara.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kamara.
Cassidy throws a looping overhand right but Kamara ducks down to avoid it.
Kamara drops Cassidy with a naaaaasty hook - Cassidy is in real trouble here! Kamara dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Tagnarach Kamara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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